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Exercise 1. Underline the adjectives in this story and say what kind of adjective they are: When the Chinese philosopher Confucius was about to die, he called his favourite disciple and said, "Son, look into my mouth and check if I have my tongue inside." The disciple looked into the mouth and said, "Master, your tongue is there inside the mouth." "Look again. Are any teeth there?" "There isn't even one tooth." "What lesson do you learn from this observation?" Confucius asked. Then he said, "The tongue is soft. It is flexible. So it is still there. The teeth were hard. They were unbending. So they are gone although they appeared much after the tongue. You should have an adjusting attitude in life. It will be in your interest." This is one of the greatest teachings of Confucius.
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When the Chinese philosopher Confucius was about to die, he called his favorite disciple and said, "Son, look into my mouth and check if I have my tongue inside." The disciple looked into the mouth and said, "Master, your tongue is there inside the mouth." "Look again. Are any teeth there?" "There isn't even one tooth." "What lesson do you learn from this observation?" Confucius asked. Then he said, "The tongue is soft. It is flexible. So it is still there. The teeth were hard. They were unbending. So they are gone although they appeared much after the tongue. You should have an adjusting attitude in life. It will be in your interest." This is one of the greatest teachings of Confucius.

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